---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-026599"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SENEB"
cik: "0000088948"
company_name: "Seneca Foods Corp"
filed_at: "2022-11-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T02:29:55.534520+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Seneca Foods Q2 sales rise 18% to $439.8M; gross margin contracts on LIFO charge

## Summary
- Q2 net sales $439.8M vs $372.3M last year, driven by higher selling prices and improved mix.
- Gross margin fell to 9.5% from 11.5% due to $20.4M increase in non-cash LIFO charge.
- YTD net sales $705.0M vs $607.3M; gross margin 9.2% vs 12.6% largely from LIFO.
- CEO cites inflation impact but notes sufficient inventory to support customers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-026599
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SENEB
- cik: 0000088948
- company_name: Seneca Foods Corp
- filed_at: 2022-11-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/88948/000143774922026599/0001437749-22-026599-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/88948/000143774922026599/senea20221028_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-026599
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-026599.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Seneca Foods Corp reported second quarter ended October 1, 2022 results: revenue $439.8 million.
  - Period: second quarter ended October 1, 2022
  - Revenue: $439.8 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: for the second quarter and six months ended October 1, 2022. Executive Summary (vs. year-ago, second quarter results): ■ Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 totaled $439.8 million compared to $372.3 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2022. The year-over-year increase of $67.5 million is mostly from higher selling prices/improved sales mix. ■ Gross
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/88948/000143774922026599/0001437749-22-026599-index.htm

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